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Memorandum to mr. Roscoe goeke, rad-safety advisor, oto, alo, from mr. E.c. Anderson, special projects branch, drh, with comment on review of a chapter for test manager's report providing a summary of radiobiological investigations conducted by the medical liaison officer network during operation hardtack ii.
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Mr. James (1. Terrill, Jr., Asst Mef AIR, Albuquerque, New bhxico Attaohed for your review tuxi comments is a draft of Chapter 13 - PUS Kedioal Officer Liaison Network. V!e have a dewi~ of for subnu~ion of this draft; hence an early reply a COjYj of tiio draft to Cy Draft Chapt 13
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Molomti Imwtigetiom, the ‘WwMcalWficor Liaiaon Network mo ~ during the operation lfardtaok TI. 13.2. ‘& pwpooe of tie network wass (1) ?0 auiet the m In the prompt investigation of rape- (2) To lstoblish l mlattonehip, m lbsence thenof, beto tncroseo W&r kaowledgo and lxparienae b rafiiologiod offi:ar ls- to the Test ‘9anager ao a taenber of his staff. Tuo tiicial of fioere oocupie-1this posithn. Additionalduties of tb
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X3.5. A woman b California had prevfoualy written a nunber of lattars to the UC, Albuquerque Oportitiona Office, claidng that she suffered l akin amdltion which was caused W radloaotlve falloutfroa bad oancer of the throat and recefvfd bot$ swger: and thara.wutic W- for kroomittlon, ami the Cl’l’C)advlmd her that as a reeult ofthta lmmtiiptlon they would not honor her clain fordmagee. atan t- had l tuitativediagnoeia ofhearttrmble iuui we presently lnhervish to h#a iaformstion aa to whether m’ net the WEOIX.U?of rdiatlon frm the ZNcloar tests series were of health significance to
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* tiwt tkoro wu no justification for hor to plan on leavlng the Lao 13.7. th. Coordinator -s asked to d hou8s the oaso of l former R!3MX) h M%i8 with tomillitis and @ome&Umephrltis end them hd been m quOWion of radiation or heavy metal poisonin~ ls otiologiml $ao%om. A ?8VISW of the came with the cloctor Mioateti that neither 13.8. ~ting Ratitaak 11, the eompl~fnt of e formremplcnme of %lmm ?bIc permntms suffering from acute aplaatio anemis ad his physician to $9dIation. ‘l%. Comilnatm vistmd the lttending phyaiaian, the carbono~ the l~er decided not to wess a radtation damage clai-n.
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Coaoludons and Reamndations 13.6. lbc Hedioal LiaioonOfficerNetwork continued to operato ~oofblly In investigating incidente and Inqulrlee befo~ they in$wios or incidonta arose during the series. ~ls PMIWOP!W ofolose oooperatton lmtween these two groupo should operat40n end be lvailablo to the Mt Hansg.r during w future test wrlas aa uell a the interim parlods.